Survey: Decline in Vocations to the Priesthood Is Worse Where Priests Serve Larger Flocks
Only 30 of 175 dioceses ordained an average number of priests at or above replacement level over the five years from 2016 to 2021, according to the report.
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Advice to a Soon-to-Be Catholic Priest
COMMENTARY: The average parishioner wants a priest who loves God and loves them and loves what he’s doing, and they’ll forgive a lot of someone who does all this.
Catholic Priests Survey Finds Lower Morale, ‘Conservative Shift’ Among U.S. Clergy
“After the permissive cohorts, there is a steady move toward more conservative views with each successive cohort. Catholic priests ordained since the year 2000 tend to be the most conservative,” Vermurlen wrote.
‘Pride and Prejudice,’ Msgr. Burrill and Spiritual Fruitfulness: Let the Light Shine in the Darkness
COMMENTARY: It is no accident that fruitfulness is now missing on the spiritual level. With some exceptions, it has been all but abandoned by the culture and even the faithful.
Pope Francis to Newly Ordained Priests: Don’t Be Like a Peacock
Pope Francis presided over the Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on April 26, during which he, as the bishop of Rome, ordained 19 men for the Diocese of Rome.
Catholic Priesthood Makes ‘Encouraging’ Gains in US in 2015
The 595 men to be ordained is an increase of 25% from 2014, when 477 men were ordained to the priesthood. In 2013, 497 men were ordained Catholic priests.
Must Catholicism Be Patriarchal?
COMMENTARY: Are there abusive husbands, bad fathers, tyrannical priests and overbearing prelates? Of course. But the solution is not to get rid of patriarchy, but to get rid of bad patriarachs.
New Hampshire Priest Continues the Long Road to Clear His Name
Father Gordon MacRae has been imprisoned for 21 years for offenses he says he never committed.
Murdered Ugandan Priest’s Family Shows Witness of Deep Faith
Comboni Missionary Father John Ssenyondo was murdered earlier this year in Mexico.
